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4.—Ventilation must be thoroughly attended to, and as much fresh air as possible
allowed to circulate through the dwelling.
5.—(a) All food should be stored in well ventilated and lighted cupboards, away
from any foul or offensive smells. Cupboards under stairs or in cellars
should not be used for this purpose.
(b) No tainted or stale food should be eaten. This especially applies to stale
or unripe fruit, stale vegetables, fish or milk. All milk received on the
premises should be boiled immediately.
(c) Parents who artificially feed their infants on milk ought to see that it is
quite fresh, and also give particular attention to the condition of the
feeding bottles, cups, &c., used for this purpose. These should be scalded
in every case before use.
6.—Cisterns supplying drinking water ought to be frequently cleaned out, and
where such cisterns supply water closets, the fact should be reported to
the Sanitary Authority at the Town Hall.
7.—Attention should be paid to the general health. If this is neglected there is
far more likelihood of being attacked by the malady.
J. KING WARRY, M.D., D.P.H.,
Acting Medical Officer of Health.
August 8th, 1892.
STOKE NEWINGTON AND WATER SUPPLY.
In consequence of the inspections made in this part of
Hackney, I submitted the subjoined report to the Board.
REPORT.
I beg further to draw the attention of the Board to the following facts with
regard to the water supply of a certain district in Hackney. It is well-known
that the greater part of Stoke Newington and some other neighbouring parts are
supplied with drinking water by an intermittent service. This service of water
requires a cistern in each house large enough to contain a day's supply of water
for the whole household. During the last few months numerous inspections
have been made in this district, and these inspections reveal the facts that many
of the house-cisterns are placed in positions where the water is in great danger
of contamination; also a very large proportion are connected directly with
water-closets; and again, that many of the cisterns are only cleaned out at long
intervals. I give below a table showing the proportion of these insanitary
conditions in certain streets :—